Development bank funds new irrigation systems
The Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) has approved a grant of US$8 million to support agricultural productivity in the North West Department of Haiti.
The grant will allow...
ADB to help Chinese companies reduce water pollution
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has signed a loan of US$250 million to support China’s drive to treat harmful industrial wastewater and sludge generated by small...
Water bonds standard to be used first by San Francisco
The Water Climate Bonds Standard, developed by the Climate Bonds Initiative to promote sustainable water investment, has been officially recognised by the US government at the...
International: New initiative to support business action on SDG6
On World Water Day, 11 leading organisations introduced a new initiative called WASH4Work, aimed at mobilising greater business action to address water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) challenges in...
International: UNICEF links safe drinking water with climate change
UNICEF has said the push to bring safe water to millions around the world is going to be even more challenging due to climate change, which threatens...
Dow wins Water Alliance prize
The Dow Chemical Company has been awarded the US Water Prize by the US Water Alliance for its work in promoting and enabling more sustainable use...
UN calls for ‘better water and better jobs’
With nearly half of the world’s workers employed in water-related sectors, sustainable access to safe water can change lives and livelihoods, the United Nations said during...
Poland: Brewery builds energy-neutral wastewater treatment plant
Namyslow Brewery has signed a new contract with water technology company, Veolia, to build a new anaerobic-aerobic wastewater treatment plant. Anaerobic processes were selected to maximise biogas production and...
United States: New research launched to reduce water consumption in electricity...
The Electric Power Research Institute plans to invest approximately US$200 million in research and development over the next decade to minimise the environmental impacts of water withdrawal and...
India: First city to receive citywide piped water supply
Hubballi-Dharwad, the second largest urban centre in Karnataka, is to become one of the first Indian cities to provide citywide, continuous, piped water supply to its residents. The...
United Kingdom: Europe’s biggest floating solar panel planned for London reservoir
Europe’s biggest floating solar panel array is being installed on London’s Queen Elizabeth II reservoir as part of Thames Water’s ambitious bid to self-generate a third of...
Australia: Sydney Water wins infrastructure award
Sydney Water has won the Operator and Service Provider Excellence Award at the Infrastructure Australia Awards for its long-term investment in Integrated, Instrumentation, Controls, Automation and Telemetry System...
Water services under growing pressure in cities, says OECD
City water authorities will struggle to cope with the pressures of population growth and climate change without better coordination with central governments and water-intensive industries, according...
Cities sign up to ‘My water pledge’
The Mayor’s Challenge for Water Conservation is encouraging city mayors to engage in a friendly competition to see which community can best inspire their residents to...
An untapped resource: why the industry must target female professionals
According to new research by the International Water Association, the shortage of skilled labour in water can be addressed by a more diverse policy of...
The rise of female networks
From African wells to Silicon Valley workshops, female networks are mobilising to solve urgent water problems by sharing knowledge, opening doors, mentoring youth, raising money, and...
How the private sector is redefining the role of the water...
Beyond traditional career paths in government, academia or NGOs, a new field is opening up in response to escalating exposure to water risks. The private...
There’s an app for that
Led by private, non-profit, and academic partners, water professionals have begun tapping into the power and potential of ‘gamification’ to engage customers, conserve resources, and restore a...
Games about frontiers: Building skills to negotiate the politics of water
Virtual and role-playing games build real skills to negotiate the high-stakes politics of water.
By James Workman
In the summer of 2000 at Stockholm Water Week, a half dozen...
How to plug the gap in water investments
The World Bank estimates that around US$114 billion per year is required globally to reach the Sustainable Development Goals related to water and sanitation, yet the...
